Magnet Information

Overview

The Gifted and Talented Program at Ligon is based on the belief that all
students possess gifts and talents that deserve to be identified,
nurtured, and rewarded. This means there are no performance measures,
auditions, or tests that students must pass before they are accepted
into the school. Our school offers an innovative approach to education
by allowing students to select from over 100 elective courses to enhance
and enrich the core academic curriculum.

The Gifted and Talented Program at Ligon offers students electives in:

Math

Science

Social Studies

English Language Arts

Career and Technical Education

Visual Arts

Performing Arts including band, orchestra, dance, theater, and chorus

World Languages

Physical Education

Leadership

Students spend four
periods a day in the core areas of English Language Arts, Math, Science,
and Social Studies. During their remaining three elective periods
students can choose from the areas listed above to hone their existing
talents or explore new areas of interest. Most electives are offered on a
quarter basis while others are a semester or a year long. This model
provides students with the widest variety of choices available to
promote the interests beyond core academic classes.

Students who are identified by WCPSS as Academically and
Intellectually Gifted (AIG) participate in the AIG Basics Program. AIG
Basics places AIG students in core classes for Language Arts and/or Mathematics. Unique program components include:

Accelerated instruction in Language Arts and Mathematics for AIG identified students

Grouping of students according to their identified areas of need.

Students identified in Language Arts will also have an AIG class for Social Studies

Students identified in Mathematics will also have an AIG class for Science

Contact

If
you have questions about Ligon's program, electives, or student
assignment contact Donna Laiosa: email at dlaiosa[at]wcpss.net or call
919-856-7929 x22150. Email is best!

If
you have questions about the Academically/Intellectually Gifted program
contact Brianna Avery:email at bavery1[at]wcpss.net or call
919-856-7929 x22154.